Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-08
FOREIGN GOSSIP.


The Celtic language is spoken BY
$4,000 people in Ireland, $4,000 Of
whom can speak no other.
The favorite pin and brooch Of the
Partisan woman is ornamented with
one or several dogs heads.
Since the accident in the Theater
Comique, the provincial iheaters in
France have had only empty galleries
"A club has been started in Berlin
which has among its rules one which
provides that no one shall be eligible
to membership unless he can converse
fluently in at least one foreign lam
guage.
The title of baron was formerly
the only one in the English language;
now it is the lowest. Its original
name was 'vavasour,' but the Saxons
changed it to ..thane." and finally the
Normans gave it its present appella-
ton.
The cost of the British medical
army staff is f24O 900 year, but, in
addition. there is an item of f2OO. 600
year for pensions to retired doctors
and surgeons. The medical officers
retire from the service at forty-five
years Of age. and receive pensions for
the remainder of their days.
The government of Italy is about
to undertake excavations on the site
of the ancient city Sybaris. so famous
for its luxury and splendor. Sybarls
was buried under the mud brought
down by an inundation nearly twenty
four hundred years ago. but it is be-
lieved that the ruins will be found
well preservcd.-N y Ledger.
The British tel egraph service.
which is part of the post-ofiice, does
not pay expenses since the rate was
reduced TO sixpence per message, or
about IL cents. The deficit for the
past year was f223,OO on working
expenses and f326. 600 for interest on
the working capital-in all ESQ, 600.
or 81. 10000.
The grosshopper plague is giving
serious trouble in Algeria this year.
The efforts made to destroy the eggs
have proved useless. In one district
so. 600 gallons have been collected and
burned. This represents the destruc-
ton of Z, $50 900. 600 insects. Nature
Well may the people of France
stand aghast at the financial problem
they are called upon to solve. On the
1st of January. 1880. the public debt of
France amounted to Sc. 200. 600. O0O, on
the 1st of February. 1887. it reached
$7,S24. 100000. Thus in seven years
the debt has swelled to the tune of
81. 1924, 600. 900 - an increase of such
fearful proportions rs to justly create
alarm for the solvency of France
Public Opinion.
: "A Jubilee" river is the latest dis
covery in New Guinea, where an Aus
tralian expedition in the Victory has
been making some valuable explora-
lions. The V.c,ory found two large
Douglas. reached by
the so-called '.Aird river" which is
only one of the mouths of the vast |
Douglas. and still wider further east.
which the expedition duly christened |
Jubilee" in honor Of the Queen
Both rivers were explored Tor fully one
hundred miles. and five new tribes
were found.-Spr,mgfeld Times.
The total number of persons killed
by wild animals and venomous snakes
in the ten divisions of Bengal during
the official year 1oS5-S6 was the high
est in the last five years. and amount
cd to II S23. As is usual. nine-tenths
OF these deaths were caused by snakes.
But of 1929 buffaloes. oxen. horses
and ponies destroyed in this manner,
only 81 were killed by snakes. These
annual returns do not take account of
sheep. goats. pigs and monkeys. the
destruction of which is very large. The
hycna is credited with the destruction
of 773 head of cattla.-DOstOn Bud1ck.